Session Co-Chair: Hasan Mandal, Satish Udpa & Ashok Saxena

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1 1 Accreditation in Engineering Education Session Co-Chair: Hasan Mandal, Satish Udpa & Ashok Saxena

2 Global Engineering Deans Leadership Institute Pilot Project (supported by HP) March 21, 2009 Priorities 1. Deans Development 1A. How to be a successful Dean 1B. Raise $ 1C. Organizing an industry advisory council 1D. Learn from other associations 2. Innovation in Engineering Education 2A. Global Engineer 2B. Technology in Education/Distance Education 2C. Interdisclinary Collaboration 2D. Accreditation 3. Partnerships 4. Faculty Development 4A. Effective teaching and learning - Innovation 4B. Research in engineering education 4C. Statistics related to current engineering education

3 The Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) Institute for Deans Workshop on The Influence of Globalization in Engineering Education, Pedagogies and Accreditation Budapest, Hungary Monday October 12, :30-17:30

4 MISSION Serve as a global network of engineering deans*, and to leverage on the collective strengths, for the advancement of engineering education and research. GEDC S l b l t k f Strategic Direction Summary 1. Institutional Leadership Provide a world-wide forum for exchanging information, discussing experiences and challenges, and sharing best practices in leading an engineering school. Organize periodic meetings and other mechanisms to discuss emerging issues and challenges, and to share best practices pertaining to leading an engineering school 2. Curriculum Leadership Provide a means for engineering deans to partner with one another in curriculum development and innovation, and to collaborate with industry and other stakeholders Organize periodic meetings and web- based fora to discuss emerging issues and challenges, and to share best practices pertaining to curriculum development and student learning experiences Objectives 3. Policy Leadership Build a network that would support engineering deans to play a leadership role in the development of regional, national and international policies to advance societies. Host forums and speakers to share information about emerging policy issues and strategies for impacting change. VISION Empower deans* in advancing a their college or school s mission in preparing the next generation of engineers to successfully tackle the challenges of the 21 st century and serve society more effectively.. 4. Accreditation Leadership A actively participate in the development and maintenance of a global system of quality standards for engineering education. Collaborate with national and multi-national accreditation organizations to encourage the development and adoption of national accreditation standards. es Strategi Identify and address critical, cutting-edge institutional leadership issues that are of strategic interest and value to engineering deans Identify and address critical, cutting-edge curriculum development issues that are of strategic interest and value to engineering deans. Develop pathways for the collaboration with industry and other stakeholders. Identify and address critical opportunities where deans could help influence appropriate policies. Develop and share tools and resources to enable deans to be effective in playing a leadership role. Host forums and speakers at meetings to share information on accreditation standards and best practices. * For the purposes of the GEDC, a dean is defined as a person in charge of an engineering college or school in a university, or a person in charge of an education institution of higher learning that is primarily focused on engineering education and research. Organize Deans Leadership Institute to mentor and support development of engineering deans Organize Deans Leadership Institute to mentor and support development of engineering deans.

5 5 GEDC Panel Members David K. Holger Deputy Chair, IEA Governing Group, President ABET , Associate Provost for Academic Programs & Dean of Graduate College, Iowa State University Paul S. Peercy University of Wisconsin-Medison, Dean of College of Engineering g R. Natarajan Former Chairman, AICTE, Former Director, IIT Madras Tuncay Döğeroğlu Anadolu University, Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Architecture Zhang Xiong Zhang Xiong Beihang University (BUAA) Dean of Sino-French Engineer school

6 6 GEDC QUESTIONS 1) What are the main challenges of the accreditation processes in your country? 2) Are the current accreditation processes appropriate for preparing engineers to address multidisciplinary problems in a global economy? If not, what changes would you like to see implemented? 3) How GEDC help to encourage accreditation processes?

7 7 Strategic Direction Summary GEDC

8 8 GEDC Objective 4 Accreditation Leadership Actively participate in the development and maintenance of a global system of quality standards for engineering education. Strategy 4.a Collaborate with national and multi-national accreditation organizations to encourage the development and adoption of national accreditation standards Key Action Plans: i. Provide support to Deans who are new to accreditation processes ii. Produce a report about the status and trends of Engineering accreditation in the country and the relationship with licensure for each of the countries represented in GEDC. iii. Create an on-line tool where GEDC members can upload information about the programs that they have available (disciplines/accreditation)..this tool will facilitate having a Directory of programs represented by GEDC members) iv. Deploy lobbying efforts (jointly with IFEES) with Washington Accord and EUR-ACE to try to get an agreement about mutual recognition.. Produce a letter on behalf of GEDC encouraging the Washington Accord and EUR-ACE to come up with a mutual recognition agreement. Invite officers of Washington Accord and EUR-ACE to participate in next GEDC meeting Strategy 4.b Host forums and speakers at meetings to share information on accreditation standards and best practices Key Action Plans: i. Invite deans of accredited d programs and officers of Washington Accord and EUR-ACE to participate in next GEDC meetings ii. Promote in the regional deans meetings the inclusion of sessions related to accreditation standards and best practices Key Expected results: i. Accelerated formation of a global system for the accreditation of engineering programs ii. Heightened recognition and transparency of engineering education programs iii. Enhanced global mobility of engineering students iv. Documented growth of dual/double degree engineering programs Key Expected results: i. Accelerated formation of a global system for the accreditation of engineering programs ii. A platform for collaboration between the leaders of engineering schools

9 9 Detailed Action Plans Strategic Direction GEDC

10 10 Objective 4: Accreditation Leadership Strategy 4.a: Collaborate with national and multi-national accreditation organizations to encourage the development and adoption of national accreditation standards Key Expected Results Major Action Items (Milestones) Owner Timetable Verifiable Caveats (Critical dates) Indicators i. Accelerated formation of a global system for the accreditation of engineering programs ii. Heightened recognition and transparency of engineering i education programs iii. Enhanced global mobility of engineering students i. Provide support to Deans who are new to accreditation processes ii. Produce a report about the status and trends of Engineering accreditation in the country and the relationship with licensure for each of the countries represented in GEDC. Committee to be established Committee to be established Ongoing; assure at least Q (Beijing meeting) Q #of Deans receiving help from GEDC for orientation ti on accreditation process and practices. # of countries represented on GEDC that appear on the report iv.documented growth of dual/double degree engineering programs iii. Create an on-line tool where GEDC members can upload information about the programs that they have available (disciplines/accreditation). This tool will facilitate having a Directory of programs represented by GEDC members Committee to be established Creation: Q Upload: Q Creation of tool Ratio of GEDC members with their information uploaded

11 11 Objective 4: Accreditation Leadership Strategy 4.a: Collaborate with national and multi-national accreditation organizations to encourage the development and adoption of national accreditation standards (cont.) Key Expected Results Major Action Items (Milestones) Owner Timetable Verifiable Caveats (Critical dates) Indicators i. Accelerated formation of a global iv. Deploy lobbying efforts (jointly with Committee system for the IFEES) with Washington Accord and to be accreditation of EUR-ACE to try to get an agreement established engineering programs ii. Heightened recognition and transparency of engineering education programs iii. Enhanced global mobility of engineering students iv.documented growth of dual/double degree engineering programs about mutual recognition. Produce a letter on behalf of GEDC encouraging the Washington Accord and EUR-ACE to come up with a mutual recognition agreement Invite officers of Washington Accord and EUR-ACE to participate in next GEDC meeting Progressively over 3 years, beginning Q Letter: Q Invitation: Q Participation Q Letter submitted and response received Number of officers that participate on next GEDC meeting. IFEES should support this action. In countries where the accreditation agency is not associated with Washington Accord nor EUR- ACE, promote a way in which the agency can include the attributes of a global engineer as part of their accreditation criteria.

12 12 Objective 4: Accreditation Leadership Strategy 4.b: Develop Host forums and speakers at meetings to share information on accreditation standards and best practices Key Expected Results Major Action Items (Milestones) Owner Timetable Verifiable Indicators Caveats (Critical dates) i. Accelerated formation of a global system for the accreditation of engineering programs ii. A platform for collaboration between the leaders of engineering i schools i. Invite deans of accredited programs and officers of Washington Accord and EUR- ACE to participate i t in next GEDC meetings Chair/co- Chair Beijing meeting Invitation: Q Participation: i Q Number of accreditationrelated sessions in annual meeting. Number of Deans participating in sessions ii. Promote in the regional deans Committee Progressively Number of meetings the inclusion of to be over 3 years, accreditationrelated sessions related to accreditation established beginning Q1 sessions standards and best practices 2011 Plan to have the sessions one day before the event starts. t

13 Strategic Plan Accreditation Leadership Group